4-116 Octave Average Menu
SR785 Dynamic Signal Analyzer
When the measurement is triggered, each linear average may be triggered as well. Set the
Linear Avg Mode to choose triggered averages or automatically reset averages.
Exponential Time
New filtered data is weighted more than older data. The exponential ‘time constant’ is
the Integration Time. Averaging continues indefinitely.
While Exponential averaging is in progress, the completed integration time is shown in
the Horizontal Scale Bar below the graph. The displayed time stops incrementing at the
Integration Time while the averaging continues.
Exponential weighting reaches a steady state after approximately an integration time.
Once in steady state, further changes in the average are detected only if they last for a
sufficient number of measurements. Make sure that the integration time is not so large as
to eliminate changes in the data which might be important.
Equal Confidence
Equal Confidence averaging is exponential averaging where the integration time is set
for each band separately. The integration times are set so that there is a 68% probability
that the results are within the specified Confidence Level of the true mean for every band
in the measurement. There is a 96% probability that the results are within twice the
Confidence Level (in dB) of the true mean.
The effect of Equal Confidence averaging is that higher frequency bands have shorter
time constants and lower frequency bands have longer time constants. This is very
noticeable in the update of the display.
Averaging continues indefinitely.
Peak Hold
Peak Hold displays the peak output from each band filter. The peak detection continues
indefinitely.
Choosing Peak Hold also sets the Power Bin to Peak.
Integration Time
Set the Integration Time for the active display [4 ms .. 1 ks] in 4 ms increments. The
Integration Time affects Linear Time, Exponential Time, and Peak Hold averaging.
The minimum Integration Time is determined by the Lowest Band in the Octave display.
4 ms Integration Time is only available if the Lowest Band is 100 Hz or greater.
Decreasing the Lowest Band below 100 Hz increases the minimum value of the
Integration Time.
The [Start/Reset] key resets the current averages and starts the measurement over. The
[Pause/Cont] key pauses the measurement. Pressing [Pause/Cont] again resets the
averages and starts the measurement over.
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